I just bought 5 emd locos from broadway limited. They are the new sound decoders something3
Jmri will not identify the decoder on a random basis. Try selecting the decoder from the list and write a new address. Then try running the engine on the new address. It may work. The jmri program will tell you the write had errors. ?Just ignore the error message. I was able to change address from 3 to a 4 digit address that way.?
I called what is pretending to be technical service at broadway limited who claimed that there decoders are fine but you can send them the engine and they will check it out in about 3 months backlog.?
Bottom line is give back engines to dealer and get money back or if like them live with the problem.?
Try changing every cv with you DIGITRAX handheld. I believe that will work
It¡¯s a nice decoder with lots of functions and controls but you can¡¯t use jmri to program it you must use your doc system handheld. There is another physical device you can buy which may work. Check back emails on jmri groups websight for its maker
TONY
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On Aug 7, 2018, at 2:03 PM, Russ Brodfuhrer <
rebrodfuhrer@...> wrote:
I was never able to consistently read TCS, Lenz and NCE N-scale decoders with an original Zephyr, either direct from the command station, or with DecoderPro running on a Linux laptop connected with a LocoBuffer-USB. Tried the resistor trick, tried (and returned) a PowerPax. Digitrax decoders always read perfectly. Writes to TCS, Lenz and NCE decoders failed consistently from the command station, I had much better success with DecoderPro, likely because of retries. I have no idea if this is something Digitrax has improved in later models. Customer support from the decoder manufacturers blamed the command station, and Digitrax says the other decoders aren't following standards.
